The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-09
CHRIST BEFORE PLATE.


PAINTED BY MUNKACsY.
The orr ginai picture Is one OF ,h,
graudest paintings hat HIS been
given To he world IN modern times
Il covers about twenty by thirty feet
OF CANVAS, the figures y beirE lie
Size. tyeryb dy Is 'am'h,r with the
story. The sctre is car y morning 10
thc pru Drum or Ctlilia rc~ittuct OF
the Rome II governor ut Jerusalem
The picture is drawn from Gescrip
lions IN the New Testament # the
appearance md trial OF Chtist
lei. re Plate 1t j. there re-
M,cd that "When he was accused
OF the priests and elders, be answered
uothir =" and Plate answered and
said again unto them. What will le
that shall do unto hlm whom We cali
King of the Jews: and they cried out
again. cruelty him. In the centre of
the picture is the figure of the
SAVIOUR, with his hands bound, erect,
composed, g,Zing steadtastly on the
face of Plate Around and behind
him crowd the rabbie of Jerusalem,
some frantic, others attracted by idle
curiosity, others apparently bent
merely on killing time. In the immc
dia;c foreground is Il Roman soldier
holding the mob in check with the
.haft OF bis SPEAR. l'ontlu~ Plate sit-
AZ the repre-, entative OF Caesar OH VA,
Indictment throne. He is mtd atiug
and is grCa.ly pcrpicNcd. He knows
nothing against Christ, tat dare not
rc-ist the ciNmor Of tho people On
,he right of Plate, stauds Caiaphas,
,hc chict accusor of Christ, with his
Arm extended toward the excited
populacr. The figure pressing tor
ward ia the crowd with uplittod arms
ism rutlian al the lowest type. lie j.
-houtiug "Crucity Him Cruelty
Him. On the left of Palate sit two
elders, wa,cLiHg the proceedings
win deep interest. Between ChJst
and Caiaphts. sitting ou u bench, is u
rich banker, looking on with con
tcmptu, Us curiosity, Near him is o
Young rowdN, lie, ning over the rail
ing and sc, fling ia the face OF Jesus.
Pcrched GU high stool by the side OF
the judgment seat and resting his head
against the wall is - scribe who views
the scene with an air of weary mill
ference. A Knot of old men Is seatC ii
IN an angle OF the room to the lett OF
the banker. They are apparently ar
puing Chriet's claim that lie is the
promised Messiah. spiCuously
raised above the heads of the crowd
is seen young mother with beuuti
ful face, holding child in her arms,
and looking at Jesus with tenderness
and compassion. Through the whole
picture are groups of figures and faces
r, llCcting the different emotions hat
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of tbis wonderful pic,ure. was born
in lslI nthe tortress of Of MunkAc,
IIugsrv Ills parents died when h,
wns i've wears OLD. and "A poor uncl,
who took charge of him apprenticec
KIM to a carnentcr soma student,
M a college where he VAS working
tsuobt him to read and write. Tic
tooI nm osnccial intercsr in history
anG nootrv Ills first ideas OF
0 n.inting were obtained from =
10 prrtrait nainter who instructed
r. Kim i'm drawing and also
. in literature. lilo soon begar
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